• devfuuu@lemmy.world
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    Which have been removed and there haven’t been any major issues with anyone in years.

    • GiorgioPerlasca@lemmy.ml
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      They removed ScalaZ library from the Scala community build in one of the peak moments of the Scala programming language popularity. It was widely seen as a non-transparent, harmful action that damaged trust and seemed punitive. An outside evaluator called it a “red flag” and a “significant risk factor”.

      Jon Pretty lost his job, income, home, pension, and reputation overnight. He also resigned from his job, gave away his open-source projects, and became homeless. He won in court. The court order required signatories to withdraw their signatures and statements.